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| Table A4. Percentage of adults who participated in formal work-related courses on various topics of instruction, by selected characteristics: 2002–03 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Topic of instruction | ||||||||
| Any formal work-related course | Business | Computer science | Education | Health | Science | Social sciences and services | Voca- tional trades |
Other | |
| Total | 33.2 | 12.2 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 32.9 | 11.7 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 6.1 |
| Female | 33.5 | 12.7 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 6.3 |
| Race/ethnicity1 | |||||||||
| White | 34.6 | 12.7 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 6.1 |
| Black | 31.3 | 12.4 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 7.5 |
| Hispanic | 25.4 | 9.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| Other | 35.5 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| Age as of 2002 | |||||||||
| 16–24 years | 30.9 | 11.4 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 25–34 years | 41.6 | 14.6 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 9.0 |
| 35–44 years | 41.1 | 15.1 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 8.2 |
| 45–54 years | 42.8 | 17.1 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 6.7 |
| 55–64 years | 29.0 | 10.4 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| 65 years or older | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Highest level of education attainment | |||||||||
| High school diploma or less | 18.4 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| Some college but no degree | 34.7 | 13.8 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 7.2 |
| Vocational/associate’s degree | 40.8 | 14.9 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 11.1 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 52.3 | 22.2 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 9.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 58.2 | 18.7 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 10.2 |
| Employment status in the past 12 months | |||||||||
| Full-time | 49.0 | 19.5 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 8.8 |
| Part-time | 33.0 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 7.7 |
| Not employed | 6.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Months employed in the past 12 months | |||||||||
| 12 months | 46.5 | 18.8 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 8.9 |
| 1–11 months | 37.7 | 10.8 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Not in the labor force | 6.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Occupation2 | |||||||||
| Professional/managerial | 64.5 | 22.7 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 15.9 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 10.6 |
| Sales/service/clerical | 40.2 | 18.8 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 8.9 |
| Trade and labor | 25.5 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 4.2 |
| Size of employer2 | |||||||||
| Fewer than 25 employees | 31.6 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
| 25–99 employees | 39.1 | 12.1 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| 100–499 employees | 44.7 | 14.0 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 7.9 |
| 500 or more employees | 53.2 | 23.4 | 11.3 | 4.6 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 10.4 |
| Continuing education required for occupation | |||||||||
| Yes | 52.6 | 15.4 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 14.8 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 9.6 |
| No | 26.1 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| 1 Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Other includes Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/
Alaska Native, those with more than one race, and those of other (unspecified) race. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin
unless specified. 2 Includes only adults who worked in the past 12 months. NOTE: The estimates in this table were based on the responses given for up to four courses by each participant. Detail may sum to greater than the total because adults may have taken more than one course on different topics. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons Survey of the 2003 National Household Education Surveys Program. |
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